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Idioms in English – Parts of the Body
In this lesson, I look at some of the most common idioms related to the human body. What does it mean if someone tells you to keep your nose out of his or her business? Expand your idiomatic knowledge with this free English lesson.
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aahmed71
Thank’s
dearwhr77
Thanks for your good work!!
It helps me with English idioms a lot!
sultanslife
hi
what beautiful that was ?
i think that student want to learn
thank you too much
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ol007
Thank you! Very easy explanation to understanding and keeping in mind))
bgl
Thanks a lot.. Very good explanation, helped me a lot to understand these idioms…:)
Mohamed
thanks for the nice idiom lessons, would you please explain to me how much of idioms do i need to score high in TOEFL, I am really suffering reading for the TOEFL, OR any other advise will be appreciated.
Natalie, Venezuela
Thank you so much for that information, specially because I’m learning english, and this is really useful, You all make it easy to understand and remember. Excellent work to you all, I’ve seen some of your videos.. They have helped me a lot. Thanks again, Keep on like this! :)
wafa
it`s so interesting .
thanks alot.
Ugur
hi Dear Alex.i listen your lessons with great pleasure.you explain everything very good.i think i have learnt much more important idioms thanks to you.
Hi Ugur. I am fond of his explanation. He is perfect, I think.
Ugur
walter beda
it was excellent!!!
Alex I would like to ask you, what´s the difference between idiom and slang?
thank you.
Hi Walter,
That is an excellent question, and one that is not easy to answer.
Slang is usually used by young people, or within a certain group of people. For example, hockey players have their own slang. “Give me the biscuit” means “Pass me the hockey puck.” Slang changes the meanings of words, and is usually only understood by people who are in a particular group. Slang can also destroy proper grammatical structures.
Idioms are more universal in the English language. An idiom is an expression, word, or phrase whose literal meaning is different from its intended meaning. If I say “he has two left feet,” the literal meaning is much different than the intended meaning.
For more information, you can consult wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slang
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idiom
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Lina
thank you very much!!))
i have a little question) in the test i have seen this sentence”You agree with my conclusion?” but i was learnt that the construction of the interrogative sentence must be like this “do you agree with my… ”
is it always allowed to ask in that way?(like you wrote)
thank you)))
Hi Lina,
I used “You agree with my conclusion?” not as interrogative, but as a clarifying statement/question. It’s like saying “So, you agree with me.”
Here is another example:
Alex: I thought that movie was terrible.
Lina: Yeah, I thought so too.
Alex: You agree with my opinion? Wonderful!
It would be silly to ask an interrogative question after you said “Yeah, I thought so too.” By saying/asking “you agree with my opinion?” I am not really asking if you agree with my opinion, but clarifying and re-stating that fact.
I hope this helps and makes sense!
AlexESLvid
Olya_from_Ukraine
=)))))))))
Thanks a lot)
Becca
Hello Alex,
Thank you for your clear lesson on some idioms related to some parts of our body.
I’ve got two left feet by the way. So the first idiom becomes me perfect. (Hope this sentence makes sense.)
Looking forward to your next lesson..
Bye for now.
Becca,
I think you meant to say “the first sentence describes me perfectly,” or “the first sentence fits me perfectly.”
Thank you for watching.
AlexESLvid
Carolina
hey Alex,
thank you for this,
Anyway, could you please give the explanation/definition of each idioms? I just see the explanation for number 1: put your back into it = work harder.
Appreciate your reply.
Thanks
Carolina
hamid haj
Thank you very much for this lesson. Could you lend me a hand for more body idioms.
Gunel
Hi everybody. Alex, thanks a lot. You are perfect! You explain everything well.
miss.pink
hi everyone ,
and thanks a lot for the explanation .
the lesson is awsome ..
please i want to know more idioms .
marmora
Thank you kindly Alex for these useful idioms . Iwait more and more
denis silva
thank’s a lot for this explanation.
as a english student i have some dificult to understand this kind of sentence.
keep doing this job man….
tks
Robert Estrada
What’s up? Alex Thank you for this lesson. I’m learning little by little Thank You again.
pop much more
really first time for looking your web ..oh destination for everybody that so interesting to learn english…thank you so much
Mary Hieu
Thank you so much about these great lessons.
I have a question:
How can I use the words: effect, affect and fluence?
Thanks so lot and have a good time.
asianangelxxx
lurvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv u soooo muchhhhhhhh
this helped a lot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
to tell u da truth all ur vid dooooooo
once again love uuuuuu!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Munim
hi Alex , I would like to thank you very much.
munim
ai
thanksssssssss
Michael78
Thanks for help
Alyona
Your lesson is very undestandable!!!
Alyona
*understandable
Coffee*~
Thank you for this lesson. It is perfect!
kalanaza
Thank you Alex.
I would like to ask you, what´s the difference between register and recorder?
Thank you
minnie
Hi, There Alex.
Just stopped by to give you A BIG THANKS, for your wonderful lesson ^^
And, I have questions, if you don’t mind ^^ :
1. Can you show me/tell me, how to teach students in the first meeting (well, basically they don’t really understand English, don’t they ? ) ? specially for students from the age of 3 to 12 ?
2. Do you have tips to teach students from other country (like Japan or Korea for examples ) ?
3. Can I have your e-mail (so I can ask you a lot of questions ^^) ?
Thank you Alex.
Keep a good Work ^^
David
Thanks. It was very very useful.
fati7
Thank you very much Alex for having wonderful and useful explanation……………
wendi
You are such wonderful insturctor
Aslam
thank you Alex
pattilu
Thanks your class is very important for my, its going to help me a lot.
reamos
excellent explanation thank’s alot Alex
Larysa
You are the best!!! Thank you for you are !!!!
coreanstyles
wow lol thanks Mr. Alex I enjoy yoiur lesson very much…
Achekzai
You are such great insturctor thank you for your insturction
pek
Wowwwwwwwwww
sweet Alex;
sence tow day ago i joint your on line class .
it’s reaally fantastic . i 100% passd a quize but still now i am confuse abut how to use , put your back in to it . i think its mean need to hard work , or need to push by some one or sommthing eals ?????????
just help me for more clearifacation
thankssssssssss
ANNIE
thank you teahcer
he phanny
Dear Alex
I am very appreciate your online teaching. it is very great chance for me to improve my english I really want to know more and more
Deeply thanks for your best work
Best regards,
H. Phanny
sabina
fantasic and very beautifully explained
Irene Starodubtseva
Hi, I like this video. Can I use it in my lessons? How can I download it?
Abdullah Hamza
Thanks a lot Alex ^_^
Dimdok
Thanks a lot. It’a very helpful lesson. Good luck!!!
elhidrologo
Very useful, cheers
bigboy85
thanks for the lesson it was easy to undertand
Hamad
thank you for your examm.
thanks alot
Hamad
eeae
Very useful.